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Outdoors in Clark Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clark Township

26% of Clark Township’s land is conserved, about 4,544 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Clark Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
26%
4,544 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

4,544 conserved acres

26% of Clark Township’s land. Who manages Clark Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,289 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)339 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,460 acResource Management Area · 168 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,460 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service84Restricted
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service84Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Clark Township

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)303547597181878577624633
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.93.53.82.93.02.61.90.80.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clark Township →

Next door

Clark Township and its neighbors

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Moore Township22 miIowa Township15 miDarlington Township10 miJoubert Township10 miClark Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clark Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moore Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Iowa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Joubert Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Darlington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Clark Township

Is there public land near Clark Township?

390 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clark Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clark Township neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →